![TIL the first webcam was deployed at Cambridge University computer lab – its sole purpose was to monitor a particular coffee maker and hence avoid wasted trips to an empty pot. : TIL the first webcam was deployed at Cambridge University computer lab – its sole purpose was to monitor a particular coffee maker and hence avoid wasted trips to an empty pot. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/Nd_kImszsTd_agw4euixQyvVGqm2eAM347Xac45adPA.jpg?auto=webp&s=1a5717f91ee1212fc5bd4f60e41c20c34cdc59cf)
TIL the first webcam was deployed at Cambridge University computer lab – its sole purpose was to monitor a particular coffee maker and hence avoid wasted trips to an empty pot. :
![The first webcam was set up in the University of Cambridge to watch a coffee pot, so the whole building could know if it was full : r/HiTMAN The first webcam was set up in the University of Cambridge to watch a coffee pot, so the whole building could know if it was full : r/HiTMAN](https://preview.redd.it/mp1gsznboni31.jpg?auto=webp&s=34e3ad7a29470c95f0f7ef59496c0a687088ce99)
The first webcam was set up in the University of Cambridge to watch a coffee pot, so the whole building could know if it was full : r/HiTMAN
Mediacom Business - Tech Throwback: The first-ever webcam was used to watch a pot of coffee in 1991 by Cambridge University on its own local network. Its sole purpose was to monitor
![The first webcam was created in Cambridge University to check on the coffee levels of a coffee pot. - Did You Know? The first webcam was created in Cambridge University to check on the coffee levels of a coffee pot. - Did You Know?](http://didyouknowstuff.com/uploads/images/image_1920x_5bd29dd101c23.jpg)